Waxson Realty Corp. v. Rothschild

On October 3, 1925, Elizabeth Chase Welch died leaving a last will and testament which reads as follows:

“ I, Elizabeth Chase Welch, of Syracuse, N. Y., make this my last will and testament.

“ I leave everything both real and personal of which I may die possessed or anything which might come to me, were I living, to my sister, Margaret T. DeForest, to use for her natural life. Except my four large bronzes, Fairman’s oil painting & the fine French cabinet, now at Share’s in Boston. These are for my son, Proctor C. Welch. My United Shoe Machinery I leave to my son, Howard F. Welch. As my son,…